CAIRO – 9 September 2020: Egypt’s Health Minister Hala Zayed visited, Wednesday a refugee camp housing Sudanese’ families badly affected by the floods in Wad Ramli area, northern Khartoum.
Zayed was accompanied by her Sudanese counterpart Osama Abdel Rahim and Khartoum Governor Ayman Khaled Nemer during her tour.
Zayed said in statements that food and medicine shipments should not be seen as "aid", but rather an obligation that should be offered to ‘brothers in Sudan under these circumstances’.
She talked with the Sudanese Red Crescent members in the camp, promised that Egypt will send all forms of drugs, vaccines and medical supplies to the Sudanese Health Ministry.
Wad Ramli in northern Khartoum is a Nile basin area and one of the worst-stricken by Sudan flooding.
Zayed arrived on Khartoum Tuesday, Sudan upon directives from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi leading a high-profile medical delegation to offer medical assistance and help Sudanese to combat the torrential floods which hit the country recently.
The delegation groups 20 physicians of various specialties in addition to a nursing staff, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said, adding that Sudanese Health Minister Osama Abdel Rahim will receive the Egyptian delegation at Khartoum Airport.
The joint Egyptian- Sudanese talks kicked off in Khartoum, Wednesday morning between Zayed and her Sudanese counterpart Abdel Rahim.
The meeting was attended by Egyptian Ambassador in Sudan Nader Zaki, head of the ambulance agency Mohamed Gad along with senior officials from the Sudanese Health Ministry.
Amal Al Fateh, a Senior official of the Sudanese Health Ministry expressed her happiness as a result of Zayed visit, saying that it reflects the two countries deep and historical relations.
She added in her speech that the talks will shed light on the possible cooperation between the two countries to confront the effects of the current torrents and floods, explaining that the Egyptian air bridge to transport aid to Sudan to cope with torrents and floods is an extension of the previous bridge in light of the Corona pandemic.
The Sudanese delegation thanked Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi for his decision to send relief assistance to Sudan.
Three Egyptian military aircraft loaded with foodstuffs and medical supplies arrived in Khartoum and Juba in order to help alleviate the burden facing people in the flood-hit Sudan and South Sudan, Tuesday.
The move comes as part of directives issued by President Sisi to launch an airlift offering urgent aid to the Sudanese and South Sudanese people who are badly affected by heavy rains and floods.
Sudanese and South Sudanese officials have expressed thanks and appreciation for the Egyptian leadership in light of Cairo's efforts to help the two countries overcome the current crisis.
Sudanese Minister of Information Faisal Mohamed Saleh thanked Egyptians for supporting his country facing the floods impact which left over 100 people dead.
“We are greatly overwhelmed with the Egyptians love and support which reflected on social media” Saleh said in statements to TEN channel, Sunday.
He added that, “everyone knows the depth of relations between Egypt and Sudan and due to some political circumstances, that affected the two countries, the relationship between them remains deep, and we are grateful to the Egyptian government that sent our country urgent aid.”
About 100 people were killed due to the floods, 500 thousand families were affected, in 16 states, as Khartoum was the most affected.
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